"It seemed impossible that only twenty-four hours had passed since he first saw those planes. Because everything seemed completely different now. Not just the harbor, now in ruins. Not just America, now at war. But Danny too. Maybe yesterday morning he had been the kind of boy who would leave his ma. He would never know for sure. But he knew this: He wasn't that kind of boy anymore" (73-74).
Genre | Historical Fiction, Drama, Adventure, Informational |
Number of Pages | 112 |
Lexile | 620L |
Summary:
Danny's best friend lay on the street below, bleeding from his head. His mother takes Danny and travels from New York to Hawai'i to keep him safe. Unsatisfied with his time in Hawai'i, Danny's plans to return to New York and his old life but those dreams are shattered when the first bombs drop.
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